Requests Money for Thomas Humes for Recruiting 4th US Regiment

Item

Type

Letterbook

Title

Requests Money for Thomas Humes for Recruiting 4th US Regiment

Description

Henley paid Humes $500 for money appropriated for the recruiting service.

short description

Requests Money for Thomas Humes for Recruiting 4th US Regiment

year created

1799

month created

06

day created

04

author

sent from location

Knoxville

recipient

sent to location

Philadelphia

in image

notable person/group

James McHenry
David Henley
Thomas Humes
United States Regiment
Treasurer

notable location

Philadelphia
Knoxville

notable item/thing

instructions
drawn on you
specie
appropriated
recruiting
bill

document number

1799060440201

page start

1

transcription

Knoxville June 4th 1799

Sir

Agreeable to your instructions to me of the 12th April, I have this day drawn on you in favor of Thomas Humes for five hundred Dollars being for so much specu he paid into my hands to be appropriated to the use of Recruiting the fourth United States Regimt and having passed the same to the ludit of the Treasurer, request you to honor this Bill.

I am very Respectfully Your Humb Servant David Henley Agent of War

The honorable James McHenry Secretary of War Philiadelphia

Item sets

Document instances

In image In source Location in source
[view document] (1 pages) ZWL21 (1 pages) Collection: Letters Sent by David Henley, Agent of the War Department, May 1, 1799-May 7, 1800. (RG217) [unknown]
[view document] (1 pages) ZWL01a (26 pages) Collection: Letters Sent by David Henley, Agent of the War Department, May 1, 1799-May 7, 1800. (RG217) [unknown]

Document names

Type Name Location Notes
Author David Henley Knoxville [n/a]
Recipient James McHenry Philadelphia [n/a]